Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-09-10
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Rocky Mount Phoenix We nom
mate for historian OF the State, that
cultured ard scholarly master Of the
English tongue, DR.. A. w. Maugum,
Of the University.
Six prisoners-A, S. Barrow,
white, and Henry Henderson, Atlas
Turner. Shock Stroud, Walter
Blackuall and Daniel Cherry, COL
made their escape from the Durham
Jail last Sunday morning.
Southern Tobacco Journal Maj
w. w. Rollins, of Marshall, \, c.,
has 100 acres in tobacco this year,
and the Major claims that tie crop
will bring him $4,000. Maj. Roll
Inns is the largest tobacco grower in
the world, and his crop this year is
somewhat under the average. At
the low prices of last year We under
stand his crop realized $4,000.
Durham Recorder: The Nash.
vile Christian 1dcocate says !
Bishop Duncan proposes TO devote
The month Of September to mass
meetings throughout the State of
North Carolina in the interest OF
Trinity College. This is Episcopal
zeal according to the gospel by
Wesley and Asbury." The idea OF
one of the Bishops canvassing North
Carolina for a month or two, is due
to Rev. DR.. Mangum, of Chapel
Hill.
Wilmington Messenger There
are now 175 students enrolled at the
State University. This is a gain OF
, twenty five over last year at the
same date. The indications are that
there will be an attendance of be
! tween 300 and 30 this year.--A,
! Wake Forest there are already over
$50 students with additions being
made every day. This is a gain o
. eleven over the attendance of any
year since the foundation OF the in
stitution at the same date. The en-
{ rollment will very probably be %;
during the session.
d Marion Bugle Thursday mornin!
this community was shocked TO lear
that some unknown person had at
tempted during the night TO bio,
up Stephen Walters, a eo!ored bar
Der, who occupied the lower roor
in the Sledge Office, with dynamite
e The dynamite was fired under III
y door, about three teet from Walter,
n bed. The door was shattered all F,
b pieces, wall cracked and brick
%loosened. Two notes were found j
+ the yard threatening Walters lite
he did not leave in "a hours.
: | just noticed eleven wagons driy
into town and | asked them VII;
they were loaded with, "B.ackbe
ries, sir" SO | concluded | woul
investigate the blackberry busine,
:" a little. So | asked a dealer, an
he SAID eyes, we have shipped abo,
'e three hundred aud fifty thousan
~ pounds OF dried blackberries tn
season." | asked others, and Il
al total of St~a'esville's blackberry chi.
ment will reach to over a halt nj
lion pounds up to date and still tho
continue to ,StutesctUe Go
Charlotte Chronicle.
StatesviIle Landmark a We;
ahead as it is, the Governorship
n under general discussion in Il
State. The III of Colonel Arr
field, Colouel Holt, Major Stedma
US Judge Clark and Judge Gllmer a
most frequently mentioned in co
n~ection with the Democratic nou
be nation. Mr., Pearson, DR.. Yor
Mr.. Nichols, Capt, Price and NJ
Boyd are most talked of in come
Id ton with the Republican nomin
of ton. Governor Scales is not elie
| a ble for a second term, or he cou
Nv be his Owl successor. 1t is rumo
ed that he is being relied on to r
deem the fifth district. II is gettir
on to be understood that Mr.. Pears,
bv asplres to Congress and will run
an Independent in the Ninth d
nv trlct, aud Captain Price seems to
gaining in favor for The Republic;
on 9~ubernatorial nomination.